Nobel-winning Obama defends war in call for peace
OSLO - Newly enshrined among the world's great peacemakers, President Barack Obama offered a striking defense of war. Eleven months into his presidency, a fresh Obama doctrine. Evil must be vigorously opposed, he declared as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday. At the same time, he made an impassioned case for building a "just and lasting peace."
Nations:Afghanistan North Korea People:Michelle Obama Nelson Mandela Dalai Lama Barack Obama Jimmy Carter George W. Bush
2009-12-10
Obama meets Wen as China visit winds down
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama continued courting China in talks with Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday, opening an opportunity to press him on the economic and currency strains that have shadowed his goodwill visit.
Nations:North Korea South Korea People:Barack Obama Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Activities:2009 Obama Asia Visit China-U.S.
2009-11-17
Obama wraps up China trip with PM talks, Great Wall
BEIJING (AFP) - US President Barack Obama wraps up his trip to China on Wednesday with a mix of diplomacy and sightseeing, meeting Premier Wen Jiabao for a working lunch and visiting the Great Wall.
Nations:North Korea China South Korea People:Lee Myung-Bak Barack Obama Kim Jong Il Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Activities:2009 Obama Asia Visit China-U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-11-17
Obama, Hu vow cooperation but produce few deals
BEIJING - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global troubles yet emerged from their first full-blown summit Tuesday with scant progress beyond goodwill.
Nations:China North Korea Pakistan Denmark Afghanistan People:Dalai Lama Barack Obama George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:2009 Obama Asia Visit China-U.S.
2009-11-17
Obama, Hu talk global challenges as world watches
BEIJING - Seeking help with an array of global troubles, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his closely watched talks with his Chinese counterpart are vital not just for their nations but the world.
Nations:China North Korea India Brazil South Korea People:Barack Obama Hu Jintao Activities:2009 Obama Asia Visit China-U.S.
2009-11-16
Obama confronts an Asia reshaped by China's rise
BEIJING - Days after coming to power in September, Japan's new prime minister broached forming a new East Asian trading bloc with rival China - one that would exclude the United States.
Nations:Japan China Afghanistan South Korea Singapore North Korea People:Robert Gates Barack Obama George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:Japan-U.S. China-U.S.
2009-11-09
North Korea may fire more missiles ahead of talks
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea was preparing to fire a fresh barrage of short-range missiles, a report said on Tuesday, in a move seen as an attempt to boost its bargaining position ahead of expected talks on ending its nuclear weapons program.
Nations:South Korea North Korea People:Hillary Clinton Kim Jong Il Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-13
US wants bunker-buster fast, denies Iran is reason
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is speeding up delivery of a colossal bomb designed to destroy hidden weapons bunkers buried underground and shielded by 10,000 pounds of reinforced concrete.
Nations:North Korea Afghanistan People:Kim Jong Il Robert Gates Mahmoud Ahmadinejad George W. Bush Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-13
Russian FM: Threats of Iran sanctions won't work
MOSCOW - Threatening Iran with more sanctions would be counterproductive, Russia's foreign minister declared Tuesday, resisting efforts by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to win agreement for tougher measures if Iran fails to prove its nuclear program is peaceful.
Nations:Russia Afghanistan North Korea People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Russia-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-13
Report: NKorea fires 5 short-range missiles
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, news reports said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor.
Nations:South Korea North Korea Russia People:Lee Myung-Bak Hillary Clinton Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-12
Analysis: US leery of direct talks with NKorea
WASHINGTON - North Korea's suggestion that it may return to nuclear negotiations could open the way to its first talks with the Obama administration, but there are warning signs that the North has no intention of fully disarming.
Nations:North Korea Russia South Korea People:Kim Jong Il Bill Clinton Wen Jiabao Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis North Korea-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-06
North Korea says ready to return to nuclear talks
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday signaled it could return to nuclear disarmament talks it had declared dead six months ago, but a report it was near restoring its atomic plant underlined the secretive state would keep the stakes high.
Nations:U.S. China South Korea Russia North Korea People:Kim Jong Il Wen Jiabao Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-06
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